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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-02-18
PROCLAMATION.
Usage TOWNSHIP BOND ELECTIO.

Usage TOWNSHIP BOND ELECTION
A1OTICE-At special meeting of the Board
IN Of the County Commissioners of Allen
County, Kansas, held at the city of lola. Feb
ruary eth. 1851, petition signed by ma.
township in said county, having been present.
ell and found in all respects in compliance with
the requirements of the law, 1t is ordered that
a special election be held in said township on
the
18TH DAY or MARCH 1885,,
for the purpose of submitting to the qualified
electors thereof, the proposition that said
township subscribe for Eileen thousand doiie,s
Railroad Company "a company organized for the
purpose of constructing and operating stand
ard gauge railroad from Kansas City by the
most direct and available route, to cOnnec-
ton with the Atlantic Il Pacific and southern
Pacific RailrOads) said stock to be paid for by
a like amount of the bonds OF said township,
payable to bearer, at the fiscal agency OF the
State of Kansas, in New York City, thirty years
after the date thereof, bearing interest at the rate
Of sir per cent. per dnnum, payable semi annual
ly, for which in ;erest coupons shall he attach,
eli payable at the fiscal agency aforesaid, said
bonds to he issued and delivered to said rail-
road company in exchange for certificates Tor
an equal amount Of the capital stock when said
railroad shall be constructed, of standard gauge,
through said township of Usage and depot
and side track constructed within one-haii
mile of the center of the township, and IL bonds
township the said railroad shall he constructed
so as to cross the north line Of Usage town.
ship west OF the north east corner Of section 1?
In said township, provided that this Is accom-
plished on or be fore the 3lst day of December,
issS, in default of which said subscription
shall become void and said bonds shall not be
raised.
ton In favor of said proposition shall be ::
"FOr the subscription OF stock and issuance OF
bonds to the Kansas City and Pacific Rail-
road Company, " and against said proposition
1,as Av~i mat xfnn1 fnO tn he
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-02-18
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Ben Ross, Plaintiff,
vs..
Reese Cravens and Lou Cravens, Def'ts.
DY VIRTUE of an execution tn me directed
ID and delivered, issued out of the Seventh
judicial District Court Of the State Of Kansas,
sitting in and for Allen county, I will on Satur-
day the 10th day OF February, a: ID. is>7, be-
tween the hours Of one and two O'Clock p. m.
Of said LAY, at the court house door in
lola Kansas, offer at public sale and sell to the
highest bidder for cash in hand, all the right,
title and interest of the above named Defend
ants, Reese Cravens and Lou Cravens, in and
70 the following described property, tO-wit:
The undivi' led One-half Of lot three (i) in block
one hundred and i've la5) in the city OF lola,
Allen county, Kansas.
Appraised valuation $l51.0o, said property
levied on ami u be sold rs the property of the
above named defendants. Reese Cravens and
Lou Cravens. ID. ID. BRIrrON,
By e.. WOODIN, Sheriff.
Jan 2ltJ Under sheriff
lola, Kansas, Jan. Goth. I>ss.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-02-18

John Rut'cdgc and wife to Caleb 4 Ba-
ker VIII of eh of swq Tex acre of west
J Il Grosvenor to W NJ Hartman lots 3
bk 3; and lot bL "a lola w w 500 90
Il W Aeers to Andrew West VIII of ncQ
a4-s4-ls -. ...................... 1000 90
Allen Co TO } Bond city lots in Hum
boldt ..................... ?, "a
Henry Webster and wife TO John Web
ster sh ls-25-s0 swq and neg l9-2S-2l 90
HapgOOd heirs to Jas W Thurman lot &
sec 2s and 5 a IN 29-a6-ls .. -. 600 90
Chas l. Flint to same lot 6 sec 2s-26-ls 40 to
Henry Finch and wife to NJ A Redmon
VII lot 9 bk u Humboldt ............... 40 90
ID ID Britton sheriff to Josie HOwett port
Of lot bk II lola ...................... s, 90
Allen county to f. ID Lyon Hum lot 7S9
and IL blk 6s... ...................... Is 81
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-02-18
REAL ESTATE TRANsFKRS.

Recorded during the week ending Sat.
urday. Feb. ), 1857, as shown by the
abstract books of T. 3. Stoyer, Alb
stracter:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-02-18

Report of Allen Centre school, Dis
trict No. IA, for the month ending Feb.
4, 1857:
Total number enrolled IS, average of
attendance IS.
Names of those who were neither
absent nor tardy, Mary Nash, Gertie
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-02-18

Report of Legrand school for the
month ending January %, 1857:
Number of pupils enrolled 7O,average
daily attendance AZ, number of pupils
neither absent nor tardy 8, cases of
Hardness 80. Visitors 3.
Names of pupils neither tardy nor
absent, Gertie and Onie Nelson, Her.
bert, Earle and Guy Vandegrifs, Scott
Fesler, Clyde Canatsey and William
Myers. BERNICE FERGUSON,
Teacher.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-07

loose among them. Then there was a
scampering. Rats flew in every di-
rection as long as they could. At al
most every snap "Bill got victim,
until at last one vicious rascal turned
and sunk his teeth into Bill's" nose
and clung on with all his might.
"Bill " tried to shake him off, but the
rat wouldn't be shaken. To get rid of
him Bill" lowered his head, planted
both paws on the rat and tore him off.
The rat scampered to a corner of the
pit, and "Bill" proceeded to finish
the others. Nine of them were soon
dispatched, but the one that had
taken such liking to "Bill's" nose
still lived, and "Bill" seemed inclined
to have nothing more to do with him.
But the rat meant fight to the death,
and made spring at "Bill." The
latter stepped aside, and with quick
flank movement grabbed the rat by
the back of the neck, shook the life
out of him and then flung him clear
out of the pit.
At this stage of the game Gus STEM
son came down to the cellar with a
sure-enough ratter. The dog was part
bull and had a weakness for rats.
Seventeen rats were placed in the pit
at one time for him, and it took just
one minute and thirty-four seconds to
kill them all off. 1t was a rattling
match for awhile, but the dog was too
quick for the rats. Every time he
jumped and snapped he nailed rat,
and not one of the seventeen got
bite on him. He could easily have
killed twice the number had they been
in the pit. This ended the sport for
the evening.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-07
In the Superior Court

OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN
" and for the county of Los Angeles. c
u. flatt, plaintiff, VS.. C. K. Giles, defendant
Action brought In the superior Court OF the
OF Los Angeles, and the complaint fled in
said County of Los Angeles In the office o.
OF the Clerk of said superior Court. The
neOple OF the State OF California kend greet.
ing to c. X. Giles. defendant. You are here
by required to appear in an action brought
against you by the above named plaintiff,
In the Superior Court in the State of Cali
fornia, in and for the County of Los Ange.
les. and to answer the Complaint filed
therein, within ten days exclusive of the
day of service), after the service on you OF
this summons, If served within this county;
or II served elsewhere, within thirty days.
or judgment by default will be taken against
you according to the prayer. of said com
tain the judgement OF this Court against
you, the said defendant, In the sum Of Sae6l
said sum being q balance due plaintiff
herein from defendant. for services as com.
superintending the sale of a certain stock
of goods placed in the hands of Platt q Ber-
man by said c. K. Giles. defendant herein,
for private sale or at public auction as to
them might seem best, as will more fully
appear by reference to complaint herein,
with interest on said sum Of $1,000 rom
March LIST, 1884, and ror cost OF Refer
ence is had to complaint 10 particulars.
And you are hereby notified that IL you fail
to appear and answer the said complaint as
above required. the said plaintiff will cause
your default TO be entered and will take
Judgment against you for $3064 with inter
est AS aforesaid and for costs OF suit.
Given under nv hand and the
seal OF; the Superior Court OF
the State OF California, In
and for the G, unity of Los
SEAL Angeles, this 10th dsy Of
April, in the year OF our Lord
one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-six.
G. II. DUNSMOOR, Clerk.
By A. N. HAMILTON, Deputy.
Howard & Roberts. Attorneys for Plaintiff
jePS-60t
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-07
Notice. Desert Land.

TT s. LAND OFFICE, LOS ANGELES.
u Cal, May 1S, 1887. Complaint having
been entered at this Office by Sylvanus A.
Waldron against J. N. Rosenmyre, for fail
ure to comply with law as to Desert Land
Entry No. III, dated August 20, 1884, upon
the N Il section IA, township 8 N, range IL
w, in Los Angeles county, Cal, with view
to the cancellation of said entry; contestant
alleging that the land before described will,
without irrigation, produce an agricultural
crop each and every year. That said entry
is fraudulent in its inception, being for the
purpose of fraudulently obtaining title to
agricultural land, and in the interest of 9TH
ers, that said land is much desired by bona
fde homestead settlers; that contestant be-
lieves, and has reason to believe, that it is
the purpose of entryman to relinquish claim
to said land, in order that it may be again
fraudulently re-entered as desert land
The said parties are hereby summoned to
appear at this Office on the 10Th day of Sep
tember, 1887, at 10 o'clock A, NJ, to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said
alleged failure. J. d. BETHUNE, Register.
J. w. HAVERSTICK, Receiver aug3-3Ot
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-07
American News as Printed in
London.

The Chicago boodlers are fighting
for delay in their trials. Boodler"
is the American equivalent for Calder
man."
President Cleveland will attend the
State exhibition at Atlanta, in the
southern part of New York, in October.
The First Lord of the Treasury, the
Rt. Hon. Charles S. Fairchild, will
accompany him.
Mr.. George William Curtis, the
president of the Mugwump Club, the
oldest social organization in the city,
thinks that Mr.. Cleveland will be re-
elected President at the next meeting
OF the American parliament.
The Michigan Honse of Commons
has passed a bill giving the women of
Wisconsin and Minnesota counties the
right to vote for lord lieutenant of the
shire, that office not being hereditary
in the United States.
The Hon. Daniel Lamont, Under
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
is taking cruise for the benefit of his
health in the United States man-o'war
Atlanta, in Lake Michigan, near
Staten Island.
The Pennsylvania Congress has
passed resolution condemning
coercion in Ireland. Pennsylvania
had better attend to her own affairs in
Texas county, and let English affairs
alone.
In the United States the anniversary
of the death of President Lincoln is
kept as a holiday, and is called ear
Dor day"
Colonel Howell, the novelist, has
been granted a pension of $500 year
from the New York State civil list as
a recognition of his literary services
Puck.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-07
Notice Desert Land.

TT s. LAND OFFICE, LOS ANGELES, CAL,
u. May 1e, 1887. Complaint having been
against A. Jacob for failure to comply with
law as to Desert Land Entry No. I7S, dated
August 20, 1884, upon the e. and E15 NW14
and E12 of SW14, section A, township N,
Range II W. in Los Angeles County, Califor-
mia, with view to the cancellation of said
entry; contestant alleging that the land be-
fore described will without irrigation pro-
duce an agricultural crop each and every
year; that said entry is fraudulent in its in
ception, being for the purpose of fraudulent
ly obtaining title to agricultural land and in
the interest of others; that said land is much
desired by bona fide homestead settlers; that
contestant believes, and has reason to believe,
that it is the purpose of entryman to relin-
quish claim to said land in order that it may
be again fraudulently re-entered as desert
land. The said parties are hereby summoned
to appear at this Office on the 10th day Of
sedtember, 1887, at 10 A. M, to respond and
furnish testimony concerning said alleged
failure; J.. d: BETHUNE, Register,
au3-3Ot J. w. HAVERSTICK, Receiver.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-07
Notice Desert Land.

TT s, LAND OFFICE, LOS ANGELES, CAL,
u May 1s, 1887. Complaint having been
entered at this office by Sylvanus A. Waldron
against Guadalupe Cordova for failure to
comply with law as to desert land, entry. No.
1SO, dated August 20, 1884, upon all of
section 26, township N, range II w, in
Kern county. California. with view, to
the cancellation of said entry; contestant al
leging That the land before described will
without irrigation produce an Agricultural
crop each and every. year: that said entry Is
fraudulent in its incertio being for the
purpose of fraudulently obtaining title to
agricultural land and in the interest of
others that said land is much desired by
bonafide homestead settlers; that contestant
believes and has reason to believe, that It
is ahe purpose of entryman to relinqulsh
claim to said land in order that II may be
again rauduleutlyssre-entered as desert land,
the said parties are hereby summoned to ap-
pear at this Office on the 10th day of Septem-
bet, 1887, at 10 o'clock A. M, to respond and
furnish testimony concerning said alleged
failure -
J. d BETHUNE, Register.
aug3-3Ot j. w. HAVERSTICK Receiver.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-07
RATS IN A PIT.
Dogs that are Experts i'm Killing
SqueaIing Rodents.
from the Louisville Commercial.

From the Louisville Commercial.
Jim Mershon last night inaugurated
a sport that promises to be entertain
ing, amusing and beneficial. 1t was
nothing more nor less than a rat
catching match. For the past three
or four days Mershon has had traps
set everywhere, and something over
200 rats were caught.
Eight O'Clock was the time fixed for
the sport to begin. Down in a damp
cellar a pit had been hastily con-
structed. 1t was about six by nine
feet in size and two feet high. A gas
let over the center of it furnished the
light. Around the wall were great
cages of rats, young and old ones,
vicious and frightened rats, all min
gled together, crawling over and over
each other, their long tails overlapping
three or four of their mates and pro-
truding out through the wires. Any
one cage of rats would have scared the
ordinary female into spasms, but the
old rat-fighters handled them like they
would cage of canaries.
The first match took place with
dog called "Bill," belonging to Glenn
Spannier. "Bill" is white dog with
black spots, and is thirteen years old,
but he proved himself to be rattler
from away back. Bill" had no teeth
in the left jaw, but this did not worry
him a particle. On trial he was given
three rats as starter. While the rats
were being dumped from the cage into
the pit, Bill" was crazy to get at
them.
"Iet him Co." said the pitter, when
the rats had been dumped. "Bill"
was released, and with one bound he
was into the pit. Three jumps three
snaps and three shakes and three
large rats lay dead at the feet OF the
old rat catcher, the time consumed in
killing them off being less than the
time it takes to relate it.
Then came little yellow dog, a
little shaggy-haired pet that had prob
ably never seen "a rat before. Two
vicious rats were placed in the pit,
and the little cur was lifted in after
them. AS soon as he saw the rats he
sat upon mis- launches in the middle
of the pit and seemed to be begging
somebody to deliver him from the
animals. Seeing that the dog would
not bother them, the rats made fight
upon him. They jumped and snapped
at him, crawled all over his back, but
the little "yaller" would not as much
as show his teeth. "Bill" was called
for and in two seconds the rats were
numbered among the dead.
"Bill" was then pitted against five
rats. They proved a picnic for him,
and none OF them showed fight.
Three rats were then pitted for a
dark brindle that seemed anxious to
get at the rats as long as they were
Gagged. When placed in the pit, how
ever, he proved coward, for the very
first dash he made he was bitten in
the cheek, and that settled him. He
had enough rat, and with bound he
jumped from the pit. "Bill" was
turned loose again, and he made short
work of the trio.
"Bill's'' owner then expressed a
belief that "Bill" could kill ten rats
and not half try. Ten big fellows were
then pitted, and "Bill /" was turned
11' IS : t'f s-I4f ffff+
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-07
IN The SUPERIOR COURT.

OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IN
" and for the county Of Los Angeles.--
Sarah 4. Latham, plaiRtiff, VS.. John w.
Latham, defendant Action brought in the
Superior Court of the State of California in
and for the county of Los Angeles, and tho
complaint filed in said county Of Los Angeles
in the Office of the Clerk OF said Superior
Court. The People of the State of California
send greeting to John W. Latham, defendant:
tion brought against you by the above-nRmed
plaintiff, the Superior Court in the State
Of California, in and for the county Of Los
Angeles, and to answer the complaint fled
therein, within ten days Exclusive of the
day of service), after the service on Won OF
this summons, IL served within this county:
or, If served elsewhere, within thirty days.
or judgment by default will be taken against
you according to the prayer of said com
plaint. The said action is brought to obtain
the Judgment of the court disso1ving the
bonds OF matrimony now existing between
the parties herein and awarding the custody
of the minorchild of said issue to the plaipt-
if. Reference is had to Complaint
for particulars And you are hereby
notified that If you fail to appear and
answer the said complaint as above req uired.
the SAID plaintin viii cause your default to
be entered and will apply to the court for
the relief demanded in the complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal
OF the Superior Court of the State OF
- California, in and for the cOunfv
)sEAL( Los Angeles this 1Ith day of July.
in the year of our Lord one thou.
sand eight hundred and eighty
seven.
CHAs. A. DUNsMoRE, Clerk.
By F. b. TANNING, Deputy.
W. ID. STEPHENSON. Attorney for Plaintiff.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-07
GAMBLERS FATE.
How iOna al Gam blers Over.
strain their Luck in Piaying for
f E.s
from the New York Sun. ]

TrifIes.
from the New York SUM-
Gamblers are forever queering
their own luck" said professional
gentleman the other day, in referring
to an article on the superstitions of the
fraternity printed in the Erening Sun.
They do it with matinee tickets some
times, and again in straining for Il
new suit of clothes Then there's try
ing to win enough to pay trif1ing
sum without breaking large bill.
I've seen more fellows broke for good
that way than you count in day."
81 don't quite understand what mat
inee tickets, new suit OF clothes or
changing a bill can have to do with
bad luck" replied the writer.
Everything, very often. But I'll
explain. Say that gambler has been
playing faro bank from midnight un-
til noon, and he has made good win
ning-call it $500. He is feeling pret-
ty good, but is tired and wants little
recreation. He gets up and cashes in
his checks. Then it strikes him that,
being Wednesday or Saturday, he'll
lust run over to matinee. OF course,
a thoroughbred gambler never thinks
of paying for anything out OF hand if
he can win the price out of the back.
So he steps to the table again to win out
the price of matinee tickets for two.
In nine cases out of ten that turns his
luck, and its big odds that before he
gets done he'll blow in the whole
$500 he won during the night, and
probably sift in every cent he has on
earth and all on account of paltry
So for matinee tickets.
again, he is likely, after winning
for a long time, to get the notion that
he'll win just enough more to buy a
new suit. It's almost invariably a
rank hoodoo. Away will go his whole
pile. | lost more money than I've
seen now for six months that way in
st. Louis in 1880. l saw old Mike Nc
Donald years ago drop 5000 simply be-
cause he was bound to win Is cent
cravat.
Breaking bill is another dead
sure blk. One night | saw old Joe
Parrish, who was in Omaha the last l
heard of him, lose $4000-every cent
he had on earth-trying to change a
$40 bill for a busted friend. Parrish
was a clean $500 winner in an after
moons play. He had cashed in and
was going home. At the door he met
his friend, who asked for S. Joe
went back and dropped $40, the
smallest in his roll, on the high card.
He lost and sent $50 after it. Then
he got hot, and with his overcoat still
on, he played in his entire worldly
possessions. Then he turned to his
'busted' friend and said quietly:
There, confound you! hope you're
satisfied
"But l could go on giving illustra-
tions for two days. Every old gambler
has "a grist of yarns about the horrible
ways he has hoodcoed himself playing
for some stupid trife. I've got fifty
stories, all true, from my own experi-
ence. Ii man ever goes back to a
table to play little flyer after having
made large winning, he's a 'goner.'
But we all do it time and again. Why?
Oh, because we're gamblers, l guess"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-07
She Came and Went.

She came and went, as comes and goes
The dewdrop on the morning rose,
or as the tender lights that die
At shut of day along the sky.
Her coming made the dawn more bright
Her going brought the somber night
Her coming made the blossoms shine,
Her going made them d. oop and pine.
Where'er her twinkling feet did pass;
Beneath them greener grew the grass;
The song birds rufiled their small throats
To swell for her their blithest notes.
But when she went the blushing day
Sank into silence, chill and gray;
The dark its sable vans unfurled,
And sudden night possessed the world.
o fond desires that wake in vainl
She ne'er will come to us again;
And now, like vanished perfume sweet.
Her memory grows more vague and fieet.
Yet we rejoice that morn by morn
The sad old world seems less forlorn,
Since once SO bright a vision came
To touch our lives with heavenly fame,
And show to our bewildered eyes
What beauty dwells in paradise.
james B. Kenyon, in The Century.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-07
NOTICE.
Notice Desert Land.

TT s. LAND OFFICE, LOS ANGELES, CAL,
u. May IS, 1887. Complaint having been
entered ut this office by Sylvanus A. Waldron
against r. NJ Pogson, for failure to comply
with law as to Desert Land entry No. 176,
dated August 20, 1884, upon all of See ion 2,
Township 8 North, Range II West. in Los
Angeles County, California, with view to
the cancellation of said entry, contestant al
leging that the land before described VIII,
without irrigation, produce an agricultural
crop each and every year; that said entry is
fraudulent in its inception, being for the
purpose of fraudulentlg obtaining title to
agricultural land, and in the interest of
others; that said land is much desired by
bona-fde homestead settlers; that contestant
believes, and has reason to believe, that 1t Is
the purpose of entrytnan to relinquish claim
to said land in order that 1t may be again
fraudulently re-entered rs desert land. The
said parties are hereby summoned to appear
at this Office on the 10Th day of September,
1887, at 10 O'Clock A. M, to respond and
furnish testimony concerning said alleged
failure. J. ID. BETH UNE, Register.
]. W. HAVERSTICK, neceiver. ag3 3Ot